Detroit Free Press: All Eyes On Michigan
It was important that on the day before the Michigan presidential primary, the leading Republican candidates all wandered through the North American International Auto Show - the marquee event for the state's marquee industry, a chance to see how Detroit steel and ingenuity can still shine.

NY Times: Clinton and Obama Call for Truce Over Dr. King Dispute
Speaking to black and Hispanic New Yorkers, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton tried on Monday to quell a controversy over race in the fight for the Democratic presidential nomination by praising the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and describing him as a trailblazer for both herself and her rival, Senator Barack Obama.

AP: S.C. Newspaper Endorses McCain
A newspaper in the heart of South Carolina's conservative Upstate region has endorsed John McCain in the Jan. 19 GOP primary. In an editorial published Sunday, The Greenville News cited the Arizona senator's experience with foreign affairs and willingness to work with Democrats to get things.

NY Times: In Obama’s Pursuit of Latinos, Race Plays Role
As the Democratic candidates have moved from courting the overwhelmingly white voters of Iowa and New Hampshire to an expanse of 25 contests facing them in the next few weeks, they confront an electorate that is increasingly Hispanic, in Nevada, California and New York.

NY Times: Michigan at Center Stage in G.O.P. Race
With the plight of the ailing automobile industry at the top of the agenda, the leading Republican presidential candidates set off Monday on a final flurry of campaigning before a Michigan primary that could shake up anew a remarkably fluid field.

NY Times: Obama’s Wife Evokes Dangers of Campaign
When Michelle Obama addressed an audience of African-American political and entertainment heavyweights here on Sunday, she obliquely addressed fears that her husband’s presidential run might put him in danger.

NY Times: In South Carolina, a Bid for Black Women’s Votes
The Democratic presidential primary here, on Jan. 26, will be the first test of the candidates’ strength in a state where blacks are expected to cast more than half the Democratic votes. Significantly, perhaps a third of those voters will be black women.

Politico: McCain Faces Little Incoming Fire
His opponents aren’t going after him. There isn’t a single third-party group hammering him in broadcast TV or radio ads. Even anti-tax advocate Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform, a longtime adversary, is taking it easy on John McCain this time around.